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Gauss14

The Gauss14 is a femtosattelite launch platform.

Launcher

Based on the University of Austin Texas design for the SPEAR coilgun. Current goal is to launch projectiles with a mass of up to 10 grams.
A SMES device (Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage) is the most viable option for storing the launchers energy.

Satellite

The femtosatellite will most likely be based on the CubeSat or ArduSat, electronics must be hardend due to high g-forces during launch (up to several hundred g).

Propulsion

A propulsion system without reaction mass is preferable. (tether propusion)

A cooperation with other open source or non profit space programs is desireable.

Projectile

The first Prototype is a very cheap, reusable Projectile, launched not electromagnetically but by balloon or conventional chemical propulsion.